Travelers’ Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 10, 1805

here to wrest and hunt, all the best hunters turned out to hunt,
the day warm, towards evening the hunters returned had
killed 4 Deer a faun and Several ducks and geese, one of the
hunters Saw three Indians on horse back they appeared afraid
of him signed to him to lay down his gun he layed it down they
then came to him in a friendly manner, he Signed to them to
come with him and they took him on behind one of them and rode
down to Camp, they belong to the flat head nation they Signed
to us that they lay all day in hearing of our guns but was afraid to
come to us. they Sign to us also that 2 of the Snake Nation had
Stole 2 of their horses, and they were in pursuit of them.